AJAX -- Durham police officers called to the Pine Ridge cemetery at Taunton Road and Church Street around 11:20 a.m. found one man unconscious and another semi-conscious, said Staff Sergeant Vince D’Amico.

Police said a suspect posing as a potential customer looking for a burial plot was being shown around the cemetery when he suddenly attacked a salesperson, inflicting serious head injuries.

Police found both men passed out at the base of a ravine. The 71-year-old victim was treated at hospital for what police described as non life-threatening injuries.

A 58-year-old Whitby man has been charged with assault causing bodily harm. The man, whose name hasn’t been released, was held for a bail hearing.

Jeff Mitchell is the justice reporter for Metroland Media Group in Durham Region, Ontario.